# 2002 in Europe

This is a list of 2002 events that occurred in Europe.

## Incumbents

* Albania
** President –
*** Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
*** Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
*** Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002)
*** Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
* Andorra
** Monarchs –
*** French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
*** Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1970–2003)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
** Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
* Armenia
** President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
** Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
* Austria
** President – Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
** Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Azerbaijan
** President – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
** Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
** Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
*** Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
* Belarus
** President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
** Prime Minister – Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2004)
* Belgium
** Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
** Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*** Serb Member – Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005)
*** Bosniak Member – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
*** Croat Member – Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
** Prime Minister –
*** Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
*** Dragan Mikerević, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
*** Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
** High Representative – Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
* Bulgaria
** President –
*** Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
*** Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
* Croatia
** President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
** Prime Minister – Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
* Cyprus
** President – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
** Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
*** Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
* Czech Republic
** President – Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
** Prime Minister –
*** Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
*** Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
* Denmark
** Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
** Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
* Estonia
** President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
*** Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2004)
* European Union
** European Union
* President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi (1999–2004)
* President of the Parliament:
** Nicole Fontaine (until 16 January)
** Pat Cox (starting 16 January)
* President of the European Council:
** Jose Maria Aznar (January–June)
** Anders Fogh Rasmussen (July–December)
* Presidency of the Council of the EU:
** Spain (January–July)
** Denmark (July–December)
* Finland
** President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
* France
** President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
*** Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
* Georgia
** President – Eduard Shevardnadze, Acting President of Georgia (1995–2003)
** Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
**** Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
** South Ossetia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
*** Prime Minister – Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
* Germany
** President – Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
** Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
* Greece
** President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
* Hungary
** President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
*** Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
* Iceland
** President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
** Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
* Ireland
** President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
** Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
* Italy
** President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
** Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
* Latvia
** President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
*** Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
* Liechtenstein
** Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
** Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
* Lithuania
** President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
* Luxembourg
** Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
* Macedonia
** President – Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ljubčo Georgievski, President of the Government of Macedonia (1998–2002)
*** Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
* Malta
** President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
* Moldova
** President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
** Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
** Transnistria (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
* Monaco
** Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
** Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
* Kingdom of the Netherlands
** Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
** Netherlands (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** Prime Minister –
*** Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
*** Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
** Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
** Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
* Norway
** Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
** Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
* Poland
** President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
* Portugal
** President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
*** José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
* Romania
** President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
** Prime Minister –
*** Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
* Russia
** President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
* San Marino
** Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
*** President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
*** Prime Minister – Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
*** UN Special Representative –
**** Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002)
**** Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)
* Slovakia
** President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* Slovenia
** President –
*** Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1991–2002)
*** Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
*** Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
* Spain
** Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
** Prime Minister – José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
* Sweden
** Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
** Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
* Switzerland
** Council – Federal Council of Switzerland
*** Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), and Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003)
* Turkey
** President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
*** Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
* Ukraine
** President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
*** Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
* United Kingdom
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
** Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
** Isle of Man (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
*** Chief Minister – Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
** Guernsey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
*** Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
** Jersey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
*** Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
** Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
*** Governor – Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
*** Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
* Vatican City
** Monarch – Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
** Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
** Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
*** Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
* Yugoslavia
** President – Svetozar Marović, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
** Prime Minister – Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)

## Deaths
### January

* Rolando Del Bello, Italian tennis player (b. 1925)
* Astrid Sampe, Swedish textile designer (b. 1909)
* Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen and singer (b. 1958)
* Ian Grist, British Conservative politician (b. 1938)

### March

* John Challens, British scientist and civil servant, helped develop Britain's first atomic bomb (b. 1915)